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Culture Swindon - What's On - Literature

Joanne Limburg

Swindon Festival of Literature

Tuesday 4 May, 6.30pm

Joanne Limburg: The woman who thought too much.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets: £6, Concessions £5

Double ticket for Joanne Limburg and Lionel Shriver: £12

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Lionel Shriver

Swindon Festival of Literature

Tuesday 4 May, 8pm

LIONEL SHRIVER – best-selling novelist on health, wealth, and well-being.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets: £7, Concessions £6

Double ticket for Joanne Limburg and Lionel Shriver: £12

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Vitali

Swindon Festival of Literature

TUESDAY 4 May, 12.30pm

VITALI VITALIEV – Clive James’ man in Moscow, on Life as a Literary Device

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Book from 18 March 2010.

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Maureen Lipman

Swindon Festival of Literature

Wednesday 5 May, 7.30pm

MAUREEN LIPMAN – on life, laughs, and Past-It Notes

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets: £8, Concessions £7

Double ticket Maureen Lipman and Milton Jones £14.

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Milton Jones

Swindon Festival of Literature

Wednesday 5 May, 9pm

MILTON JONES – on the jocund journeys of a stand-up comedian.

Tickets £8, concessions £7

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Double ticket Maureen Lipman and Milton Jones £14.

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Jenni Murray

Swindon Festival of Literature

Wednesday 5 May, 6pm

JENNI MURRAY – the voice of Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets: £7, Concessions £6

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Bob, the Man on the Moon

Swindon Festival of Literature

WEDNESDAY 5 May, 10am

BOB, the MAN on the MOON by Simon Bartram

Presented by Sixth Sense Theatre for Young People and Travelling Light Theatre Co.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets: £5, Concessions £4

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Bruce Kent

Swindon Festival of Literature

Wednesday 5 May, 12.30pm

BRUCE KENT – veteran campaigner on dying dogmas and living ideals.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets: £6, Concessions £5

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Barbara Trapido

Swindon Festival of Literature

Thursday 6 May, 8pm

Barbara Trapido on life in South Africa, England, and Sex and Stravinsky.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets £6 concessions £5

Double ticket Barbara Trapido and Gaby Halberstam: £10.

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Gaby Halberstam

Swindon Festival of Literature

Thursday 6 May, 6.30pm

Gaby Halberstram gives an illustrated talk on growing up in South Africa.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets £6 concessions £5

Double ticket Barbara Trapido and Gaby Halberstam: £10.

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Richard Jefferies

Swindon Festival of Literature

Thursday 6 May, 1pm

RICHARD JEFFERIES – eco-warrior and Victorian countryman.

Tickets £5, Concessions £4

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets £5 concessions £4

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Stanley Wells

Swindon Festival of Literature

Friday 7 May, 6.30pm

STANLEY WELLS – on love and sex in Shakespeare.

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Double ticket for Stanley Wells and Bonnie Greer: £12.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Rebecca Abrams

Swindon Festival of Literature

Friday 7 May, 12.30pm

REBECCA ABRAMS - on science and fiction, traumas and truth.

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Bonnie Greer

Swindon Festival of Literature

Friday 7 May, 8pm

BONNIE GREER – on Obama, Music and the USA.

Tickets £7, Concessions £6

Double ticket for Stanley Wells and Bonnie Greer: £12.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Poetry Slam

Swindon Festival of Literature

Saturday 8 May, 7.30pm

Swindon Poetry Slam

Hosted with charm and good cheer by Marcus Moore and Sara-Jane Arbury and played, applauded, and enjoyed by you!

Tickets £7, Concessions £6.

If you want to compete, ring the referee on 01285 640470 or e-mail Marcus@spiel.wanadoo.co.uk

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Youth Slam

Swindon Festival of Literature

Saturday 8 May, 11am

Swindon Youth Poetry Slam: stanza & deliver!

Youth Slam Cup sponsored by Commonweal School - a Performing Arts College.

Tickets: £5, Concessions £4, Under 16s Free!

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Jonathan Stedall

Swindon Festival of Literature

Sunday 9 May, 6.30pm

Jonathan Stedall: Film and talk: Where on Earth is Heaven?

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Double ticket for Jonathan Stedall and Matt Harvey: £11

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Cleo Paskal

Swindon Festival of Literature

Sunday 9 May, 5pm

Cleo Paskal on climate change and Global Warring.

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Matt Harvey

Swindon Festival of Literature

Sunday 9 May, 8pm

Matt Harvey on kippers, curtains and other comically serious matters.

Tickets £7, Concessions £6

Double ticket for Jonathan Stedall and Matt Harvey: £11

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

James Holland

Swindon Festival of Literature

MONDAY 10 May, 12.30pm

JAMES HOLLAND - on The Battle of Britain.

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Anil Anathaswamy

Swindon Festival of Literature

Monday 10 May, 8pm

ANIL ANATHWASAMY – on the edge of physics and frontiers of cosmology

Tickets £6, Concessions £5.

Double ticket for Steve Jones and Anil Ananthaswamy: £10

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Steve Jones

Swindon Festival of Literature

Monday 10 May, 6.30pm

STEVE JONES – on this island and Darwin’s Island.

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Double ticket for Steve Jones and Anil Ananthaswamy: £10

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Peter Lipman

Swindon Festival of Literature

Tuesday 11 May, 6.30pm

Peter Lipman on safe and sustainable travel.

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Double tickets for Lipman and Food Inc: £10

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

David Albert Jones

Swindon Festival of Literature

Tuesday 11 May, 12.30pm

DAVID ALBERT JONES – on a history of Angels

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Food Inc

Swindon Festival of Literature

Tuesday 11 May, 8pm

FOOD INC (film 94 mins) – lifting the veil on the food industry.

Presented in association with Swindon Film Society and Swindon Climate Action Network

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Double tickets for Lipman and Food Inc: £10

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Fran Sandham

Swindon Festival of Literature

Wednesday 12 May, 8pm

FRAN SANDHAM – illustrated talk on solo walk, across Africa!

Tickets £7, Concessions £6

Double ticket for Westerman and Sandham: £10.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Frank Westerman

Swindon Festival of Literature

Wednesday 12 May, 6.30pm

Frank Westerman's illustrated talk on Mount Ararat.

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Double ticket for Westerman and Sandham: £10.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Peter Thornton

Swindon Festival of Literature

Wednesday 12 May, 12.30pm

Peter Thornton on life in a family chocolate business.

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Peter Tatchell-2

Swindon Festival of Literature

Thursday 13 May, 6.30pm

PETER TATCHELL – puts the bankers on trial.

Tickets: £6, Concessions £5

Dble ticket for Tatchell & O’Farrell: £10

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Tom Hodgkinson

Swindon Festival of Literature

Thursday 13 May, 12.30pm

TOM HODGKINSON – an ‘idler’ goes back to the land.

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

John O'Farrell

Swindon Festival of Literature

Thursday 13 May, 8pm

JOHN O’FARRELL – on what’s funny about sixty years of making mistakes.

Tickets: £6, Concessions £5

Dble ticket for Tatchell & O’Farrell: £10

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

Michael Holroyd

Swindon Festival of Literature

FRIDAY 14 May, 12.30pm

MICHAEL HOLROYD – on the art of writing biography.

Tickets: £6, Concessions £5

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

AC Grayling 2010

Swindon Festival of Literature

FRIDAY 14 May, 7.30pm

AC GRAYLING on thinking, and judging the first SWINDON THINK SLAM!

Presented in association with the Swindon Philosophical Society.

Tickets £7, Concessions £6

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

Book from 18 March 2010.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Opening times

Monday  Friday: 12 noon - 5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm.

On nights when there are shows the Box Office will remain open until the start of the performance.

 

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